Ironing-machine.



W. SOMERS & S. S. DIMOND. IRONING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 9,1914.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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W. SOMERS & S. S. DIMOND.

IRONING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED DEC. 9, 1914 1,129,81%, Patented Feb.23, 1915.

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"ran earns arrliw W WILLIAM SOMEBS, OF SOUTH NORWALK, AND SAMUEL S.DIMONID, 0F BRIDGEPORT,

GONNEC'IIGUT, ASSIGNOBS TO R. &G. CORSET GO., INC., 013 NEW YORK, N. Y.,A COB- PORATION' OF NEW YORK.

IRONING-MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

Application filed. December 9, 1914. Serial No. 876,366.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, VVILLIAM SoMERs and SAMUEL S. DIMOND, citizens ofthe United States, residing, respectively, at South Norwalk andBridgeport, both in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Machines,of which the following is a specification.

While our invention is applicable to power-driven ironing machinesgenerally, it is more particularly intended to be applied and hasheretofore been applied by us to machines more especially used in theironing of corsets and similar work.

In an application for Letters Patent heretofore filed by us, Serial No.7 88,847 Patent No. 1,119,893 we have shown a device of this class inwhich the ironing board is lifted into operative engagement with theiron by the movement of a series of pivoted arms actuated directly bythe pressure of the operators foot upon a treadle. While such anarrangement has the advantage that the frequency, duration and degree ofthe pressure of the iron upon the material is directly controlled by theoperator its operation requires the expenditure of a considerable amountof physical efiort.

lhe object of our present improvement is to utilize the movement of thedriving shaft by which the machine is operated in lifting the ironingboard, so as to reduce the amount of labor required, while stillretaining the advantage of having such lifting under the direct controlof the operator. To this end our invention consists in the combinationand arrangement of parts described and illustrated herein and set forthin the accompanying claims.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the. accompanyingdrawings, illustrating embodiments thereof, Figure 1 of which shows aside elevation, and Fig. 2

an end elevation of one form ofthe apparatus; Fig. 3 shows a sideelevation of a modified form of lifting device; and Fig. lan endelevation; and Fig. 5 a side elevation of a second modified form oflifting device.

Referring to the drawings, A, indicates the driving shaft of theapparatus driven by any suitable means as a belt wheel, B, mountedthereon, through the rotation of which, by suitable means, as a seriesof connected arms a, b, '0, d, horizontal reciprocat ng movement isimparted to the iron, C, which may be, as shown, mounted on a bar, D,adapted to move between guide rollers, e, e, e, 6, carried on verticalsupports, E, E.

F indicates the ironing board carried on a pivotally supported arm, G,and positioned to be lifted into operative contact with the iron, C.

Carried on the driving shaft, A, is a pulley, H, around which passes afriction band, 1. One end of the band, I, is attached to a pivotallymounted bent arm, K, to the other end of which is pivoted an arm, J,which engages the ironing board, F. The other end of the friction band,I, is connected with a trcadle, L, adapted to be depressed by the footof the operator.

Normally the friction band, 1, lies so loosely on the pulley, H, that itis not moved by the rotation of the pulley.- When it is desired to liftthe ironing board, F, the trcadle, L, is depressed thus tightening thefriction band, I, on the pulley, H, and thereby causing that end of itwhich is secured to the arm, K, together with that end of the arm, to bepulled down, thus lifting the ironing board, F, into engagement with theiron, C

Various modifications of the specific means shown for causing themovement of the driving shaft to act to lift the ironing board maybemade without departing from the spiritof our invention and we do notlimit our invention to the particular device above described. One formof such possible drawings. In this case a rigid bar or rod, 1 ofsuitable material, as wood, is substituted for the friction band, I. Theswinging lever, L is provided with a roll, Z. When the free end of thelever or trcadle, L is depressed the rod, I is gripped between the roll,Z, and the pulley, H carried on the driving shaft, A, and having africtional surface, and the rod, 1 is pulled down thus lifting theironing board.

modifications is illustrated in Fig. 3 of the Another modification isshown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings. In this case the lower end ofthe rod, I is pivotally secured to a wheel or pulley, H loosely mountedon the driving shaft, A, and having a dished face. On the driving shaft,A, and arranged to slide on a feather, m, thereon, is a wheel, M, havinga conical face adapted to engage with the face of the wheel, H By themovement of the pivotally mounted treadle, L the wheel, M, is moved intoengagement with the wheel, H thus causing the latter to rotate and drawdown on the rod, I thus lifting the ironing board.

In either case a very slight pressure by the operator on the treadle issuflicient to produce a powerful lifting effect on the ironing board sothat the physical exertion required is reduced to a minimum, the work oflifting being done by the movement of the driving shaft. At the sametime the movement of the board to and from the iron and the degree ofpressure applied, which=can be varied as required, are entirely underthe control of the operator, the ad-- vantage of which will be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art.

liVhat we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an ironing machine the combination of an iron, a drivingshaft andmeans operated thereby for imparting a reciprocating movement to saidiron, an ironing board, a pivoted arm arranged by its movement to liftsaid board into operative relation with said iron, a treadle, a pulleyon the driving shaft, and a friction band surrounding said.

pulley and havin'gone end connected to said arm and the other endconnected to said treadle. I

2-. In an ironingmach-ine the combination ofiron, a driving shaft andmeans operated thereby for imparting reciprocating movement to saidiron, an ironing board, a pulley on the driving shaft, a friction bandloosely surrounding said pulley, means for bringing the band in closerelation with the pulley and means operated by said band for lifting theboard into operative relation I with the iron.

3. In an ironing machine thecombination of an iron, a driving shaft,means operated by "the driving shaft for imparting -reciprocatingmovement to the iron, an ironing board, a pulley on the driving shaft, afriction band surrounding-saidpulley and means operated by the movementof said band for lifting the ironing board intooperative re lation withthe iron.

. 4:. In an ironing machine the combination of an iron, a driving shaft,means operated by the driving shaft for imparting reciprocating movementto said iron, an ironing board, a pulley on the driving shaft and meansoperated by frictional contact with said pulley to lift the ironingboard into operative relation with said iron.

5. In an ironing machine the combination of an iron, a driving shaft,means operated by the driving shaft for imparting reciprocating movementto said iron, an ironing board, a friction device and means operatingthrough said friction device for causing the movement of the drivingshaft to lift "the ironing board into operative relation with the iron.

6. In an ironing machine the combination of an iron, a driving shaft,means operated by the driving shaft for imparting reciprocating movementto said iron, an ironing board and meansconnectible with the drivingshaft and actuated by the movement thereof to lift and, while stillconnected therewith, to hold the ironing board in operative relationwith the iron.

7. In an ironing machine the combination of an iron, a driving shaft,means operated by the driving shaft for imparting reciprocating movementto said iron, an ironing board, means for causing the movement of thedriving shaft to lift and continuously hold the ironing board inoperative relation with the iron, and means under the control of theoperator for determining the frequency, duration and extent of thepressure between the iron and the ironing board.

8. In an ironing machine thecombination of an iron, a driving shaft,means operated by the driving shaft for imparting reciprocating movementto the iron, an ironing board, means for causing the movement of thedriving shaft to lift the ironing board into operative engagement withthe iron, and means under the'control of the operator for causing themovement of the driving shaft to hold the ironing board in its elevatedposition.

9. In an ironing machine the combination of an iron, a driving shaft,means operated by the driving shaft for imparting reciprocating movementto the iron, an ironing board, a treadle and means whereby throughpressure upon the treadle the movement of the driving shaft operates tolift the ironing board into operative engagement with the iron and uponthe release of pressure from the treadle the ironing board falls awayfrom the iron by gravity.

10. In an ironing machine the combination of an iron, a driving shaft,means operated by the driving shaft for imparting reciprocating movementto the iron, an ironing board and means for lifting the ironing boardinto operative engagement with the iron so arranged that the movement ofthe driving shaft operates to lift the board and when the driving shaftceases to act upon the lifting means, the board falls away from the ironby gravity.

11. In an ironing machine the combination of an iron, a driving shaft,means operated by the driving shaft for imparting reciprocating movementto the iron, an ironing board, a friction device and means operatingthrough the friction device to lift and hold the ironing board inoperative engagement With the iron.

In testimony whereof, We have hereunto subscribed our names, this 4thday of De- 1o cember, A. D. 1914:.

WILLIAM SOMERS. SAMUEL S. DIMOND. Witnesses:

FRANK T. BRUNDAGE, ALMEDEA DOWNING.

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